受

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジュ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-う.けう.かるう.ける

Nanori (名乗り)

じょ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:8

JLPT:N3

Frequency:136

Vocabulary

ジュ

Word	Reading	Meaning
感受性	カンジュセイ	sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
享受	キョウジュ	enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
受刑	ジュケイ	punishment
受験	ジュケン	taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
受講	ジュコウ	taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
見受ける	みうける	to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
受かる	うかる	to pass (examination)
受ける	うける	to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
受ける	ウケる	to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
受け継ぐ	うけつぐ	to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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